ICD-10/J85.1

J85.1 ICD 2026 Code: Abscess of lung with pneumonia

J85.1 is the authoritative medical code for Abscess of lung with pneumonia. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for abscess of lung with pneumonia (ICD-10-CM J85.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Abscess of lung with pneumonia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code J85.1. Use additional code: code B95-B97 to identify infectious agent.. Code also: the type of pneumonia.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for J85.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • the type of pneumonia

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • code B95-B97 to identify infectious agent.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Is an additional code needed with J85.1?

Use additional code(s) to specify: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent..

Codes in This Family (4)

Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as J85.1, with their registry titles.

  • J85 — Abscess of lung and mediastinum
  • J85.0 — Gangrene and necrosis of lung
  • J85.2 — Abscess of lung without pneumonia
  • J85.3 — Abscess of mediastinum

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), lung (miliary) (putrid), with pneumonia
  • Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), with, lung abscess

Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)

Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:

ICD Code J81.1 Chronic pulmonary edema
ICD Code J84.1 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis
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